Dunstan
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Dunstan ( – 19 May 988) was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. He was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church. His 11th-century biographer Osbern, himself an artist and scribe, states that Dunstan was skilled in "making a picture and forming letters", as were other clergy of his age who reached senior rank.
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Dunstan was a male theologian, illuminator, writer, and archbishop. He was born in Glastonbury in 0909 and died in Canterbury on May 19, 0988. He served as a diocesan bishop and was consecrated by Oda the Severe. Dunstan was a member of the Benedictines religious order and is recognized as a Catholic saint. His feast day is observed on May 19.
He wrote in medieval Latin and is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Dunstan is buried in Canterbury Cathedral. He is associated with Anglicanism and Catholicism.
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Key facts
- Christian leader.image
- Dunstan3.jpg
- Christian leader.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Christian leader.name
- Dunstan
- Christian leader.archbishop_of
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Christian leader.caption
- Possible self-portrait; detail from the Glastonbury Classbook
- Christian leader.enthroned
- 959
- Christian leader.ended
- 988
- Christian leader.predecessor
- Byrhthelm
- Christian leader.successor
- Æthelgar
- Christian leader.birth_place
- Baltonsborough, Wessex
- Christian leader.death_date
- 19 May 988 (aged about 79)
- Christian leader.death_place
- Canterbury, England
- Christian leader.buried
- Canterbury Cathedral
- Christian leader.feast_day
- 19 May
- Christian leader.canonized_date
- 1029
- Christian leader.attributes
- Man holding a pair of smith's tongs; with a dove hovering near him; with a troop of angels before him
- Christian leader.patronage
- Blacksmiths; goldsmiths; locksmiths; musicians; silversmiths; bellringers; Charlottetown, Canada; Stepney
- Christian leader.shrine
- Canterbury Cathedral (but also claimed by Glastonbury Abbey), both destroyed
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Glastonbury
- Place of death
- Canterbury
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Position held
- diocesan bishop
- Languages spoken
- medieval Latin
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- Saint Dunstan.jpg
- Religious order
- Benedictines
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- Dunstan
- date of birth
- 0909-01-01
- date of death
- 0988-05-19
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- name in native language
- Dunstan
- feast day
- May 19
- consecrator
- Oda the Severe
- place of burial
- Canterbury Cathedral
- writing language
- medieval Latin
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- Dunstan
- subject has role
- bishop
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Dunstan, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Early life (909–943)
- Birth and relatives
- School to the king's court
- Monk and abbot (943–957)
- Life as a monk
- Abbot of Glastonbury
- Changes in fortune
- Bishop and archbishop (957–978)
- Bishop
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Final years (978–88)
- Legacy
- Patronage and feast day
- In literature and folklore
- An East London saint
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- Primary sources
- Secondary sources
- External links
Dunstan ( – 19 May 988) was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. He was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church. His 11th-century biographer Osbern, himself an artist and scribe, states that Dunstan was skilled in "making a picture and forming letters", as were other clergy of his age who reached senior rank.
Dunstan served as an important minister of state to several English kings. He was the most popular saint in England for nearly two centuries, having gained fame for the many stories of his greatness, not least among which were those concerning his famed cunning in defeating the Devil.
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